Richards speaks on crime and economy in Brownfield visit
Texas Governor Ann Richards urged rehabilitation over incarceration at a Brownfield luncheon, noting three local facilities including a 500bed Jim Rudd Substance Abuse Center. She touted crime reductions, prison bed expansions, and NAFTA benefits for West Texas agriculture and regional prosperity.
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Raymond Holguin
Texas
Brownfield
Ann Richards
Optimist Club
West Texas
Panhandle
Richards
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Jim Rudd
Lamesa Highway
United States
Canada
Mexico
High Plains
Normandy Invasion Recalled by Three Terry County Veterans
Local World War II veterans Tommy Hicks Ladell Nelson and J C Wooley share their remembrances of D Day June 6 1944 and the Allied push that began the drive to victory. Their voices recount the day and its impact from the field of battle to home memory in this feature by Garry Peebles.
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Normandy
Europe
Terry County
Tommy Hicks
Ladell Nelson
J.C. Wooley
England
London
9Th Air Force
441St
302Nd
Cherbourg
France
Hicks
la Harre
Paris
Reims
Becker receives Lions Melvin Jones Award for service
Robert L. Becker of Brownfield is named a Melvin Jones Fellow by Lions Club International Foundation for humanitarian work. He is a Brownfield Evening Lions member and district governor designate, with plans to attend a June convention in El Paso and be sworn in July in Phoenix.
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Becker
Lions
Robert Becker
Brownfield Evening Lions Club
Melvin Jones
Lions Club International Foundation
Reidge Butler
The
Evening Lions
Robert L. Becker
Brownfield
Lions Club International
Lions Club
el Paso
Phoenix
Ariz
Paper n Ink Remembers D Day Heroes and Sacrifice
The piece recalls Gen Sherman and World War II memories, especially the D Day invasion. It notes the deception, force, and bravery of Allied troops, the scale of the operation, and the 2,500 Allied deaths on the Longest Day. It urges readers to remember true heroes who fought fifty years ago.
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France
Allied Expeditionary Force
United Nations
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Anzio
Salerno
Iwo Jima
Normandy
Italy
Casino
Rapido River
Hitler
Times
George Patton
England
U.S
English Channel
Transportation Department awards day honors 23 in Lubbock district
The Texas Department of Transportation held its annual awards day with over 440 attendees. Brownfield residents received multiple honors for safe driving and long service, including Robert Bullard and Richard Meil. J.R. Collins and Jerry Chancellor earned top maintenance roadeo awards. Utley commended the group and urged ongoing improvement to keep the department the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Department of Transportation
Brownfield
Carl Utley
Lubbock
Robert Bullard
Richard Meil
Fred McCraw
Terry Crutcher
Eugene Reed
Wiley Baker
Roy Mason
Roberto Moreno
Jesse Meza
Bobby Beaulieu
Roadeo
J.R. Collins
Jerry Chancellor
Johnnie Howard
Utley
Department of Transportation
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Governor Richards
Doug Ryburn
Graham Swain
Gov. Richards
Michele Harris
Garry Peebles
82Nd Airborne Division
504Th Parachute Infantry
Battle of Holland
Battle of
Holland
Utah Beach
Lynn Brisendine
William T. Sherman
Transportation Department
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